Step 8: Configure the NCPROUTE gateways data set (Optional)

The gateways data set is used to identify routes not defined in the NCP routing information table.

The NCPROUTE gateways data set is optional. However, if you use it, you must include the GATEWAY_PDS statement in the NCPROUTE profile to specify the gateway data set name. The NCPROUTE server queries the gateways data set for static routing information. It also dynamically receives routing information from the NCP client portion of this RIP router.

Allocate the gateways data set with partitioned organization (PO), a fixed block format (FB), a logical record length of 80 (LRECL), and any valid block size value for a fixed block, such as 3120.

A passive entry in the gateways data set is used to add a route to a part of the network that does not support RIP. An external entry in the gateways data set indicates a route that should never be added to the routing tables. If another RIP server offers this route to your host, the route is discarded and not added to the routing tables. An active entry indicates a gateway that can be reached only through a network that does not allow or support link-level broadcasting or multicasting.

Note: The gateways data set is not related to the GATEWAY statement used in hlq.PROFILE.TCPIP data set.

To configure NCPROUTE, add an entry to the gateways data set for each route not defined in the NCP RIT. Use the options statement to define the characteristics of the routes in this member of the PDS.